
Vertigo
Group Show
18 December 2021–26 March 2022
Zuoz
Julian Charrière’s work is about the representation and perception of nature, and the traces and limits of human influence. His artistic approach reflects both historical and contemporary perspectives; he plays with the iconographies of landscape and the force of nature, as well as with our longing for authenticity and connection to nature. Charrière brings past, present and future into dialogue and makes different temporalities visible by allowing geological and human timescales to collide. Engaging with issues such as the effects of global warming or the treatment of the earth’s resources, his work addresses central discourses of the present.
In collaboration with artists and researchers from various disciplines and including numerous, often literary references, Charrière connects cultural-historical or political questions with research from fields such as geology or biology. His starting point are frequently places where changes are most apparent. For example, Charrière worked in areas contaminated by radioactivity or the icy landscapes of the poles. The physical experience of these places is essential to the artist; travel and expeditions are an important part of his work.
In videos, photographs, sculpture and performances, Charrière creates expressive images that situate debates of environmental politics within a wide frame of reference. This exploration of tensions and contrasts gives the works a complexity and intense visual presence, captivating precisely in its ambivalence.
Julian Charrière studied at the Ecole cantonale d’art du Valais in Sierre and at the University of the Arts Berlin from 2006–2013. He was Meisterschüler of Olafur Eliasson and participated in the renowned Institut für Raumexperimente. He was included in the 1st Antarctica Biennial and at the 57th Venice Biennial among others, and was represented in numerous group exhibitions, such as at Palais de Tokyo in Paris, Sprengel Museum in Hannover or at the Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe. His work has also been shown in a number of solo exhibitions, for example at Berlinische Galerie, at MAMbo Bologna, MASI Lugano, Aargauer Kunsthaus in Aarau and at Dallas Museum of Art. Charrière’s work has been honoured with several awards, including the 2014 Manor Kunstpreis in Lausanne and the GASAG art prize 2018; in 2021 he exhibited at Centre Pompidou in Paris as one of four artists nominated for the Prix Marcel Duchamp. His work is represented in numerous public collections such as the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Kunstmuseum Solothurn or FRAC Franche-Compté in Besançon.
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onyx, motor, lamp, soundtrack
JC/S 77
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anthracite coal, stainless steel
228.8 × 95 × 95.2 cm
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anthracite coal, stainless steel
228.8 × 95 × 95.2 cm
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Obsidian block
49 × 76 × 98 cm
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Obsidian block
70 × 72 × 95 cm
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Three-color photogravure printed with glacial rock specimen, each 100 × 76 cm (image) / 107 × 83 × 4.2 cm (framed)
3/5 + 2AP
JC/F 196
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Three-color photogravure printed with glacial rock specimen
107 × 83 × 4.2 cm (framed)
Edition of 5 (+2AP)
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Three-color photogravure printed with glacial rock specimen
107 × 83 × 4.2 cm (framed)
Edition of 5 (+2AP)
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Three-color photogravure printed with glacial rock specimen
107 × 83 × 4.2 cm (framed)
Edition of 5 (+2AP)
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Three-color photogravure printed with glacial rock specimen
107 × 83 × 4.2 cm (framed)
Edition of 5 (+2AP)
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Three-color photogravure printed with glacial rock specimen
107 × 83 × 4.2 cm (framed)
Edition of 5 (+2AP)
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FHD color video, 16:10 aspect ratio, stereo sound, 5 min 30 sec
JC/V 28
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Single-channel video installation, UHD color film, Ambisonics 3D-soundscape
Soundtrack by Inland
Format 2.35:1, 76'44"
JC/V 21
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Single-channel video installation, UHD color film, Ambisonics 3D-soundscape
Soundtrack by Inland
Format 2.35:1, 76'44"
JC/V 21
15/33
Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, mounted on aluminium dibond, framed (walnut), Mirogard anti-reflective glass
153.8 × 191.3 cm
JC/S 95
16/33
Borosilicate glass, stainless-steel, lamp, palm oil, distilled water
248 × 51.5 × 51.5 cm
JC/S 48
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Glacial erratic rock, drill cores, aluminium (1), brass (2), copper (3), silver coated brass (1), steel (3)
overall: 79 × 365 × 72 cm
JC/S 58
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dog sledge, 15 coonuts in lead sarcophagi, 104 × 77.3 × 242 cm
Large-format color-photograph, double-exposed through radioactive material, archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, mounted on aluminium Dibond, red Palmira veneered frame, Mirogard anti-reflective glass
187.7 × 150.2 cm
JC/S 73
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4k color video, 16:9 aspect ratio, stereo sound, continuous video loop
JC/V 27
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b/w-video from found footage, stereo sound
6 minutes 47 seconds, video loop
JC/V 19
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b/w-video from found footage, stereo sound
6 minutes 47 seconds, video loop
JC/V 19
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Exhibition view at artgenève, Prix Moblilière 2018
salt from the Salar de uyuni, acrylic-containers filled with lithium-brine
286 × 156 × 150 cm
JC/S 40
salt from the Salar de uyuni, acrylic-containers filled with lithium-brine
286 × 193 × 104 cm
JC/S 39
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Exhibition view at artgenève, Prix Moblilière 2018
salt from the Salar de uyuni, acrylic-containers filled with lithium-brine
286 × 193 × 104 cm
JC/S 39
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Exhibition view at artgenève, Prix Moblilière 2018
salt from the Salar de uyuni, acrylic-containers filled with lithium-brine
286 × 156 × 150 cm
JC/S 39
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frozen plant, refrigerated showcase
208 × 66 × 66 cm
JC/S 12
26/33
heliogravure on handmade paper, 9 parts
67.5 × 53 cm each
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belt-sander, abrasive-belt made from found minerals
22.6 × 31.5 × 178.5 cm
JC/S 43
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video, color sound, 16 min 24 (Sound: Edward Davenport)
JC/V 1
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video, color sound, 16 min 24 (Sound: Edward Davenport)
JC/V 1
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colour video, 17'17", sound
JCJB/V 3
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colour video, 17'17", sound
JCJB/V 3
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Exhibition view at Galerie Tschudi, Zuoz, 2018
archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag
82 × 62 cm (framed)
JCJB/F 5
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Exhibition view at MAMbo, Bologna (Italy), 2019
Nutrient enriched plaster, water specimens from major international rivers, white glass vitrines in climate-controlled stainless steel showcase with double glazing
207 × 87.1 × 222.1 cm
Photo by Jens Ziehe
JC/S 1, 2, 3
Tlön Projects at A Tale of A Tub, Space for contemporary art and culture, Rotterdam
08.02.-02.04.2023
tlonprojects.orgThe Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield
05.02.-27.08.2023
thealdrich.orgCentre Pompidou-Metz
05.11.2022-10.04.2023
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